The Department of Politics is pleased to announce one PhD studentship for entry into the PhD programme in October 2025. This is a fees-only award which covers the annual fees for a UK PhD student for the period of 3 years.
About this opportunity
The Department of Politics is pleased to announce one PhD studentship for entry into the PhD programme in October 2025. The studentship is a fees-only award which covers the annual fees for a UK PhD student for the period of 3 years.
For more information or any informal questions, please contact Dr Birte Gippert, Politics PGR Director: b.gippert@liverpool.ac.uk.
You can find further information on a Politics PhD at Liverpool and our department staff expertise. It is expected that you have contacted your potential supervisors when you make the application.
2. Prepare your application documents
The studentship is open to any UK PhD candidate who has not yet started their PhD degree. Please submit a 2-page CV and your Expression of Interest as a single Word or PDF document of no more than 2000 words. Please include into this Expression of Interest:
Your research proposal
The names of 2 selected supervisors and why their expertise fits your project
Since this is a fees-only award, please also give details of any other sources of financial support you are expecting to receive, including studentships, scholarships, prizes or other financial support which you hold or for which you have applied.
Applications will be assessed by a Politics board against their academic merit and the supervisory fit to the project. Since we expect a high volume of applications, we regret that we cannot provide feedback to unsuccessful candidates. Please send the above detailed application documents for the funding to hlcscholarships@liverpool.ac.uk. You should submit an online application for Politics PhD at the same time.
3. Apply
Finally,
register and apply online.
You'll receive an email acknowledgment once you've submitted your application. We'll be in touch with further details about what happens next.
This studentship is offered by the Department of Politics. The successful candidate will receive a fees-only award which covers the annual fees for a home (UK) PhD student for the period of 3 years starting October 2025.
Have a question about this research opportunity or studying a PhD with us? Please get in touch with us, using the contact details below, and we’ll be happy to assist you.